This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=____1106327629916_0a+LCdgv)= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Regarding town names that can't be found. After spending many hours pouring over microfilms of Old Parish Registers and trying to figure out where or decipher some of the "town" names, I have finally figured out that these may have not been actual towns but more like the common day address but without numbers and streets. The Old Parish Registers are based on regions that cover many of the villages or addresses. Example I have an ancestor that was registered in the parish of Dyke (which also happens to be a small village with a church and graveyard.) He is listed as being from Miln of Brodie (Mill of Brodie). Near Dyke, there is a very old castle, Brodie Castle, that was owned and lived in by the Brodie family. After reading the actual records and the witnesses at the baptisms and marriages, Brodies being some of them, I now think that my ancestor possibly was the miller for the Brodies and he lived at the mill. It is frustrating when one can not find an old list of placenames and the records are sometimes so hard to read that you can't figure out what the place was. I found an excellen! t microfilm source of getting some history of Moray at the Family History Center. It is microfilm number: 824,211 titled The Historic Episcopate in the Columban Church and the Diocese if Moray. The author was Rev. John Archibald and was published in 1893. It helps one get an understanding of how the parishes were formed and when some areas ceased to be.(if yur closest Family History Center does not have this microfilm, they can order a copy). An example Spynie was the manor where the bishops of Moray lived. It eventually went into ruin and I suspect that New Spynie (an Old Parish) came into being as the Church of Scotland became the dominant religion in Scotland. Susan McClure researching the Moray surnames of Brander, Falconer, James, McCulloch, Sinclair, Tyre. > > From: MORAY-D-request@rootsweb.com > Date: 2005/01/20 Thu PM 11:00:12 EST > To: MORAY-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: MORAY-D Digest V05 #24 > > ------=____1106327629916_0a+LCdgv)= Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------"; name="reply" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="reply" LS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tDQoNCkNvbnRlbnQtVHlwZTogdGV4dC9w bGFpbg0KDQpNT1JBWS1EIERpZ2VzdAkJCQlWb2x1bWUgMDUgOiBJc3N1ZSAyNA0KDQpUb2Rh eSdzIFRvcGljczoNCiAgIzEgQ3J1aWtzaGFuayAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg IFsid2lsbGllIGNydWlrc2hhbmsiIDx3aWxsaWVjcnVpa3NoXQ0KICAjMiB0b3ducyBpbiBC YW5mZnNoaXJlICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgW0RhdmlkIFdlbGxzIDxyZWJlbHRydW1wZXRA c2JjZ2xvYmFdDQoNCkFkbWluaXN0cml2aWE6DQpUbyB1bnN1YnNjcmliZSBmcm9tIE1PUkFZ LUQsIHNlbmQgYSBtZXNzYWdlIHRvIA0KDQogICAgICAgIE1PUkFZLUQtcmVxdWVzdEByb290 c3dlYi5jb20NCg0KdGhhdCBjb250YWlucyBpbiB0aGUgYm9keSBvZiB0aGUgbWVzc2FnZSB0 aGUgY29tbWFuZA0KDQogICAgICAgIHVuc3Vic2NyaWJlDQoNCmFuZCBubyBvdGhlciB0ZXh0 LiAgTm8gc3ViamVjdCBsaW5lIGlzIG5lY2Vzc2FyeSwgYnV0IGlmIHlvdXIgc29mdHdhcmUN CnJlcXVpcmVzIG9uZSwganVzdCB1c2UgdW5zdWJzY3JpYmUgaW4gdGhlIHN1YmplY3QsIHRv by4NCg0KSWYgeW91IGhhdmUgYW55IHByb2JsZW1zLCBjb250YWN0IHRoZSBMaXN0b3duZXIg LSBDYXJvbCBTa2xpbmFyIGF0IGNhcm9sQHdha2VmaWVsZGZocy5vcmcudWsNCg0KSWYgeW91 IGFyZSByZXNwb25kaW5nIHRvIGEgbWVzc2FnZSwgcGxlYXNlIHF1b3RlIHRoZSBzdWJqZWN0 IG1hdHRlciBhbmQgbm90IHRoZSBEaWdlc3QgTnVtYmVyLiBSZW1vdmUgYWxsIG1hdGVyaWFs IHRoYXQgaXMgbm90IGFzc29jaWF0ZWQgd2l0aCB0aGUgc3ViamVjdCB5b3UgYXJlIHJlc3Bv bmRpbmcgdG8uDQoNCg0KDQpfX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18NCi0tLS0t LS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLQ0KDQpYLU1lc3NhZ2U6ICMxDQpEYXRlOiBUaHUs IDIwIEphbiAyMDA1IDE1OjU1OjMwICswMDAwDQpGcm9tOiAid2lsbGllIGNydWlrc2hhbmsi IDx3aWxsaWVjcnVpa3NoYW5rQGhvdG1haWwuY29tPg0KVG86IE1PUkFZLUxAcm9vdHN3ZWIu Y29tDQpNZXNzYWdlLUlEOiA8QkFZMTAyLUY2REQ2MUMyRDE4MDNDQTc3QjU2OTRDNDgxMEBw aHguZ2JsPg0KU3ViamVjdDogQ3J1aWtzaGFuaw0KQ29udGVudC1UeXBlOiB0ZXh0L3BsYWlu OyBmb3JtYXQ9Zmxvd2VkDQoNCkkgaGF2ZSB0YWNlZCBteSBGYW1pbHkgdHJlZSBiYWNrIHRv IDE3MzgsIEkgYW0gdHJ5aW5nIHRvIGZpbmQgaW5mbyBvbiBKYW1lcyANCkNydWlrc2hhbmsg KENydWNrc2hhbmssIENydWlja3NoYW5rKSByZXBvcnRlZGx5IGJvcm4gaW4gSW52ZXJhdm9u LCBCYW5mZiANCiJhYm91dCIgMTczOCwgaW4gMTc2MyBoZSBtYXJyaWVkIEphbmV0IEJsYWNr LCBpbiBJbnZlcmF2b24sIHRoZXkgaGFkIGEgc29uIA0KSm9obiwgSSBrbm93IHRoZSByb290 IHRvIHByZXNlbnQgZGF5LCBNeSBmYW1pbHkgbGluZSB3YXMgYWxzbyBpbiBBYmVybG91ciwg DQp3aXRoIEFsZXhyIENydWlrc2hhbmsgbWFycmllZCB0byBBbm5lIE1jRG9uYWxkLCBpbiAx ODMyLiBBbnkgaGVscCB3b3VsZCBiZSANCmFwcHJlY2lhdGVkLg0KDQpXaWxsaWUgQ3J1aWtz aGFuaw0KDQpfX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXw0KSXQncyBmYXN0LCBpdCdzIGVhc3kgYW5kIGl0J3MgZnJl ZS4gR2V0IE1TTiBNZXNzZW5nZXIgdG9kYXkhIA0KaHR0cDovL3d3dy5tc24uY28udWsvbWVz c2VuZ2VyDQoNCl9fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXw0KLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t LS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tDQoNClgtTWVzc2FnZTogIzINCkRhdGU6IFRodSwgMjAgSmFu IDIwMDUgMTk6MTY6MzMgLTA4MDAgKFBTVCkNCkZyb206IERhdmlkIFdlbGxzIDxyZWJlbHRy dW1wZXRAc2JjZ2xvYmFsLm5ldD4NClRvOiBNT1JBWS1MQHJvb3Rzd2ViLmNvbQ0KTWVzc2Fn ZS1JRDogPDIwMDUwMTIxMDMxNjMzLjg4MjMyLnFtYWlsQHdlYjgwODA1Lm1haWwueWFob28u Y29tPg0KU3ViamVjdDogdG93bnMgaW4gQmFuZmZzaGlyZQ0KQ29udGVudC1UeXBlOiB0ZXh0 L3BsYWluOyBjaGFyc2V0PXVzLWFzY2lpDQoNCkhlbGxvIE1vcmF5IExpc3RlcnMsDQogICAg ICAgSSBhbSB3b3JraW5nIG9uIG15IE11cnJheXMgZnJvbSBCYW5mZnNoaXJlLiAgICBJIG1h ZGUgY29waWVzIG9mIHRoZSBBbHZhaCBhbmQgQWJlcmxvdXIgUmVnaXN0ZXIgcmVjb3JkcyBz aG93aW5nIGJhcHRpc21zIGFuZCBtYXJyaWFnZXMuICAgIEkgaGF2ZSBhIEpvaG4gTXVycmF5 IGluIFJpb2xhbmQsICBhbmQgYSBKYW1lcyBNdXJyYXkgaW4gQnJhZWdvY2guICAgICAgTm93 LCBJIGhhdmUgdHJpZWQgdG8gZmluZCB0aGVzZSBwbGFjZXMgb24gdGhlIGludGVybmV0IGFu ZCBhYnNvbHV0ZWx5IG5vdGhpbmcgY29tZXMgdXAuICAgICBUaGV5IG1heSBiZSBtaXNzcGVs bGVkIGJlY2F1c2UgdGhlIHdyaXRpbmcgYmFjayBpbiB0aGUgMTcwMHMgd2FzIG5vdCByZWFs IGxlZ2libGUuICAgICBCdXQgdGhhdCBhcHBlYXJzIHRvIGJlIHRoZSB3YXkgdGhleSBhcmUg c3BlbGxlZCBiZWNhdXNlIEkgaGF2ZSBmb3VuZCB0aGVtIG51bWVyb3VzIHRpbWVzLiAgICAg SGFzIGFueW9uZSBldmVyIGhlYXJkIG9mIHRoZXNlIHRvd25zPyAgICBJZiBzbywgY2FuIGFu eW9uZSBnaXZlIG1lIGFuIGFwcHJveGltYXRlIGxvY2F0aW9uLiAgICAgSWYgbm90LCBjb3Vs ZCB0aGV5IGhhdmUgYmVlbiByZW5hbWVkPyAgIA0KICAgICAgICBBbnkgaGVscCBvciBzdWdn ZXN0aW9ucyB3b3VsZCBiZSBncmVhdGx5IGFwcHJlY2lhdGVkLg0KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICB0aGFua3MsIEthdGh5IFdlbGxzDQoNCi0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t LS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tDQpFbmQgb2YgTU9SQVktRCBEaWdlc3QgVjA1IElzc3VlICMy NA0KKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioNCg== -------------------------------- ------=____1106327629916_0a+LCdgv)=--